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Closing out or year and building on the success of the summer AI event, Ontario Tech researchers working on a range of fundamental and applied questions related to AI gathered to share their work and engage in new discussions.

The Trustworthy AI Lab wrapped up its year with the tradition of cheering on the Oshawa Generals. Unlike the Generals, who came up short this time, we had plenty to celebrate as we reflected on the victories, growth, and unforgettable experiences that have defined our lab’s year.

This week, Peter joined the Lancaster House `Addressing technological change, surveillance, monitoring, and AI at the bargaining table’ panel at the Toronto Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference. In this session, the panelists discussed the impact of artificial intelligence in the work place, current AI legislation, and how the impacts of AI should be addressed through collective bargaining, among other technology focused concerns.

This week, Ainaz and Zahra presented their research at Ontario Tech’s inaugural SGPS Research Poster Showcase. This dynamic event allowed students to gain valuable experience in presenting their research, receive constructive feedback, and engage with peers, faculty, and the wider community.

Dr. Peter Lewis, Canada Research Chair in Trustworthy AI and FBIT Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, gave an invited keynote talk at the Digital Trust Convention, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.

During reading week, the Trustworthy AI Lab took some time away for our Fall retreat. To kick off the day we took time to reflect on the lab, our targets, our progress, and the atmosphere we would to create and work in.

This week, Peter gave a keynote on Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Landscape at the North Durham Building Business forum, hosted at the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Health and Resource Centre.

On the 21st of October, Arsh Chowdhry presented on behalf of our recent MSc graduate Parisa Salmani at the European Conference of Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2024). Parisa’s work, entitled Transfer Learning Can Introduce Bias was accepted as a full paper in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, and presented via a short talk and poster; see photos.

On the 20th of October, our recent MSc graduate Arsh Chowdhry, travelled to Santiago de Compostela for the Multi-Objective Decision Making Workshop (MODeM) hosted at the European Conference of Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2024).

Today, we celebrated the hard work and achievements of Zahra Ahmadi, MSc! The lab will dearly miss you. Good luck in your future endeavours Zahra, all the best!